Etihad Airways appoints new Vice President Service and Hospitality

Etihad Airways has appointed Sajida Ismail as Vice President Service and Hospitality to lead service design and development of the hospitality culture across all areas of the business.

Reporting to Shane
O’Hare, Etihad Airways’ Senior Vice President Marketing, Ms Ismail will be responsible for the design of Etihad Airways’ award-winning
signature service at all customer touch points. She will also be responsible
for the development of training standards for all staff working inflight, and
at airports, lounges, and crew training centres.

She moves to the new role from her previous position as Etihad Airways’ Head of
Product and Service Standards, where she was responsible for the design,
development and implementation of the airline’s revolutionary new service
delivery concepts in all cabins including The Residence by Etihad and its
dedicated Butler, as well as the acclaimed Flying Nanny program.

Prior to joining
Etihad Airways in 2007, she worked for Bahrain-based Gulf Air for 20 years in
various senior marketing and product related roles.

Shane O’Hare, Etihad
Airways’ Senior Vice President Marketing, said: “With almost 30 years of
experience in the airline and hospitality industries, Sajida’s tremendous
knowledge and expertise in the fields of product and service development has placed
her in the ideal position to deliver outstanding hospitality excellence in her
new role.
She has provided remarkable leadership and direction to the Product &
Service Standards team.

“Sajida
was instrumental in the design and realisation of Etihad Airways’ new inflight
service concepts on the new Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleet and she will be
invaluable in her new role, responsible for the development and implementation
of the next phase of the Etihad Airways service and hospitality journey.”

Commenting on her appointment, Ms Ismail said: “Being part of the growth and
success of

Etihad Airways continues to be a rewarding
experience for me. This new role will allow my team and I to create the strategies
and innovative programs needed to feed the growth of the airline as a world
leader in service and hospitality design. This will enable us to foster guest
loyalty by creating unique travel experiences they will value.”